October 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Saints

• Prophet Joel
• Saint Mnason of Tamassos, Cyprus, the early disciple, mentioned in Acts 21:15-16
• Hieromartyr Felix the Presbyter and Eusebius the Deacon, by the sword.
• Martyrs Varus and six others with him, in Egypt
• Blessed Cleopatra and her son John, in Egypt.
• Hieromartyr Sadoc, Bishop of Persia, and 120 martyrs with him
• Saint Leontius the Philosopher, of St. Sabbas Monastery
• Saint Prochorus of Pechenga, Abbot, in the Vranski Desert on the Pchinja river

  Pre-Schism Western saints

• Martyrs Ptolemy and Lucius, martyrs in Rome under Antoninus Pius
• Saint Altinus, founder of the churches of Orléans and Chartres in France and perhaps a martyr
• Saint Eusterius, fourth Bishop of Salerno in Italy
• Saint Lupus of Soissons, a nephew of St Remi of Rheims who became Bishop of Soissons
• Saint Veranus of Cavaillon, Bishop of Cavaillon
• Saint Ethbin, monk, then hermit near Kildare, Ireland
• Saint Aquilinus of Évreux, Bishop of Evreux, Confessor
• Saint Desiderius, a monk at Lonrey and a disciple of St Sigiranus, he became a hermit in La Brenne near Bourges, France
• Saint Theofrid, Abbot of Carmery-en-Velay, martyred by invading Saracens
• Saint Frideswide of Oxford, Royal Abbess, patron saint of Oxford
• Saint Laura of Cordoba, a nun at Santa María de Cuteclara de Córdoba, martyred by the Moors by being thrown into a cauldron of molten lead
• Saint Eadnoth the Younger, successively Abbot of Ramsey and Bishop of Dorchester

  Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• New Monk-martyr Nicholas Dvali of Jerusalem
• Saint Gabriel, Archimandrite of St. Elias Skete, Mt. Athos
• Righteous John of Kronstadt, Wonderworker
• Saint Anthony, Schema-Archbishop, of the Kiev Caves Lavra

  New Martys and Confessors

• New Hieromartyr Alexis Stavrovsky, Priest, of Petrograd
• New Hieromartyr Sergius Pokrovsky, Priest

  Other commemorations

• First translation of the relics of Venerable John of Rila, founder of Rila Monastery in Bulgaria
• Synaxis of the icon of "Panagia Vasilissa", in Mouzaki, Karditsa, Greece.

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